HR and Recruitment Team Leader

Redhill Academy Trust, Nottingham, NG5 8GX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Actual salary: £32,360 - £35,151 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

As our HR and Recruitment Team Leader, you'll be at the heart of delivering an outstanding people service across the Trust. Leading a dedicated HR and Recruitment team, you will help attract, recruit and support exceptional staff while ensuring our processes remain efficient, compliant and focused on delivering the best possible experience for candidates and colleagues. We're looking for someone who is organised and approachable, with the ability to lead by example, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

What the school offers its staff

At Redhill Academy Trust we’re proud to be part of a community that values and invests in its people. You can expect:

• A warm welcome and thorough induction
• Supportive teams and professional networks
• High-quality CPD through the Redhill Teaching Hub
• Personalised appraisal via our ‘My Contribution’ scheme
• Recognition and celebration of your achievements

Our Trust is a regional leader in teacher training and high-quality professional development, delivered through the DfE designated Redhill Teaching Hub. The Redhill College of Leadership and Development offers excellent CPD opportunities and a chance to work alongside colleagues from other high-performing schools in the region.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

As our HR and Recruitment Team Leader, you will lead the delivery of a professional, responsive and compliant HR and recruitment service across the Trust. The role is responsible for overseeing recruitment and onboarding processes, ensuring safer recruitment and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) compliance, maintaining high-quality employee records and workforce reporting, and providing expert HR support to schools and stakeholders. Working closely with school leaders and operational teams, you will play a key role in ensuring our people processes are efficient, effective and aligned with best practice, helping the Trust to attract, recruit and retain exceptional staff while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, confidentiality and compliance.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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About Redhill Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Redhill Academy Trust website
• Email address: n.powell@redhillacademytrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/redhill-academy-trust

We’re a thriving and ambitious community of schools providing a broad spectrum of education for children and young people across Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. The origin of Redhill Academy Trust lies with The Redhill Academy, an outstanding secondary school in Arnold, Nottingham.

The Trust has now grown to encompass 16 academies, providing excellent education for over 11,000 children in nursery, infant, junior, secondary and post-16 settings. We are also a regional leader in teacher training and high-quality professional development which we deliver through the DfE designated Redhill Teaching Hub.

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